For the purposes of this division “explosive” or “explosives” means any substance, or combination of substances, the primary or common purpose of which is detonation or rapid combustion and which is capable of a relatively instantaneous or rapid release of gas and heat. “Explosive” or “explosives” includes, but is not necessarily limited to, explosives as defined in

Section of the Health and Safety Code, and any of the following: (

a) Dynamite, nitroglycerine, picric acid, lead azide, fulminate of mercury, black powder, smokeless powder, propellant explosives, detonating primers, blasting caps, commercial boosters, ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture (blasting agent), or any explosives as defined in

Section of Title of the United States Code and published pursuant to

Section 555.23 of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations, when transported in a combined load with any explosive, as defined in this section. (

b) Substances determined to be division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.6 explosives as classified by the United States Department of Transportation. (c) “Explosive” or “explosives” does not include small arms ammunition or any other division 1.4 explosive. (

d) This division shall not apply to special fireworks classified by the United States Department of Transportation as division 1.2 or 1.3 explosives when those special fireworks are regulated by and in conformance with

Part 2 (commencing with

Section 12500) of Division of the Health and Safety Code. (

e) Nothing in this

chapter supersedes any regulations for the transportation of hazardous materials as defined in

Section 2402.7 or as regulated in Division 14.1 (commencing with

Section 32000).